Who directed the first talkie feature film made in India?

India's first talkie feature film was directed by Ardeshir Irani, who made Alam Ara in 1931.

Alam Ara brought recorded sound and song to Indian cinema for the first time.

Ritwik Ghatak was a later Bengali auteur of the parallel cinema movement, not a pioneer of sound.

Dadasaheb Phalke made India's first silent feature Raja Harishchandra, an earlier and different milestone.

Bimal Roy was a noted director of social dramas from a much later period.

The talkie era in India opens with Irani's landmark production.